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David Cohen

David Cohen has lived in District 4 in San Jose since 1998, where he has raised his family, worked in high tech, and served the community. He has a PhD in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley and has spent 21 years as an Engineer and Manager in Silicon Valley. He holds 10 patents and numerous…
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Millard Sheets Mural

A History of San José California’s “First” CityIn 1977, the San José Mercury News commissioned artist Millard Sheets to create a 20 x 30 foot mural for the Airport as a gift to the people of San José to celebrate the City of San José’s 200th birthday and the 125th birthday of the newspaper. The…
Millard Sheets

1907-1989 Millard Sheets was a renowned 20th century artist, educator, and architectural designer. Sheets’ watercolor and oil paintings were widely exhibited from early in his artistic career, and are included in the collections of many major museums. Yet some of Sheets’ best known artworks are…
1920s

1928 – San José voters reject a $400,000 bond proposal for a municipal airport. 1929 – A Citizens Airport Committee (CAC) was formed to seek out suitable properties for a municipal airport and obtain financial support of it.
1940s

1940 – CAC finances $300k bond and City increases tax rate to buy 483 acres north of San José, the Crocker Estate. 1941 – World War II delays start of airport development. 1944 - Ernie Renzel, Jr. is elected to the San José City Council and serves one year as "President of the Council" (also…
1950s

1953 – San José City Council appropriates over $270,000 for airport expansion, allowing the purchase of 76 additional acres of the Crocker Estate north of Brokaw Road and approved purchase of another 63 acres north of Kifer Road and south of Bayshore Highway. 1955 – SJC has one runway, power lines…
1960s

1960 – Radar and Associates recommends building an airport terminal to handle an passenger projections of 500,000 annual by 1967 and one million per year by 1970, and also extending the existing runway by almost 3,000 feet. 1961 –West runway is extended by 2,500 feet to accommodate larger aircraft…
1980s

1984 –The City of San José implemented the Airport Noise Control Program to establish a nighttime curfew for certain aircraft operations. 1987 - Construction begins on Terminal A to add more capacity for airlines and passengers
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Air Service Development

SJC is the Gateway to Silicon Valley and Northern California San José Mineta International Airport serves a catchment population close to 4 million and thousands of Silicon Valley companies with global operations. San José is the gateway to Silicon Valley and California’s leading tourist…
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LEED Silver

On June 30, 2010 SJC’s terminal B opened. In accordance with San Jose’s Green Vision, the terminal was built to achieve the standards of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification by the US Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED certification is an internationally recognized…
Green Cleaning and Indoor Air Quality

Americans spend an average of 90% of their time indoors where the air quality can be significantly worse than outdoors. The construction of SJC’s new Terminal received a 13 out of 15 possible Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) credits for Indoor Air Quality. SJC implemented many…
Energy Efficiency and Performance

According to the US DOE buildings use 39% of energy and 79% of electricity produced each year in the US. Terminal B was designed to optimize energy performance exceeding California Title 24 standards by 16%. Some important elements that assist in this effort include occupancy sensors and a…
Materials and Finishes

Terminal B was designed to meet LEED requirements. One requirement is to use materials and finishes that have recycled content or are harvested locally. Over 50% of wood used in building Terminal B was Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certified. Construction waste was reused where possible an…
Fuel Farm

The Airport replaced its old fuel farm with a new updated fuel farm that began operation in December 2009. This new fuel farm has provided the airport with many improvements which will help prevent negative environmental impacts due to the use and storage of jet fuel. Jet fuel was previously…